Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Last year I really enjoyed doing this challenge, so I'm back for another year! I'm a bit late posting my plan, but I've been chugging through it since January.

I'm a mood reader so I've been completing the challenges as appropriate books come up instead of following the suggested weeks.

Overall I love the prompts for this challenge and I'm excited to find books for each one! 😊

KEY
✅ Finished
📖 Currently Reading
📚 TBR

Status: 39/52
Start Date: 01/01/2025
End Date:

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE
✅1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y - Tithe by Holly Black (Thorns)
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
✅3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan - (Interpreted as Fa = Far, the character travels far/a long distance.)
✅4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - Valiant by Holly Black
✅5. A book with a weird or intriguing title - Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

✅6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover - The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
📚7. A book by an author that uses 3 names - Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
✅8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings - Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life by Natasha Lennard
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year

✅10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
✅11. A book set in a fictional location - Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
12. A book by an Irish author
✅13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
✅14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - Ironside by Holly Black

✅15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception - Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
✅16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list - Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig (The next book in a series you are reading)
✅17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - Hungerstone by Kat Dunn (Set in 1880s or 1890s if iirc)
18. A book set primarily in nature

✅19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
✅20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Woods)
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
✅22. A translated novel from Asia - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan)

✅23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting - Lights by Brenna Thummler (Involves ballet dancing.)
✅24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket (Violet = a brain)
25. A book with waves on the cover
✅26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
✅27. A book set in the winter - Quicksilver by Callie Hart

✅28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
📚29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2 - The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld (I believe evening is enough of an opposite of sunrise, lol)
30. A monster book
✅31. A book with a coastal setting - Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

✅32. A mystery or true crime book - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
✅33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time - (S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi
✅34. A book title that could be a country song - Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

✅36. A book with a common household object on the cover - Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (VHS tape)
✅37. A book featuring adult friendships - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
✅38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 - The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder (Nanking - thriller/historical fiction)
📚39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 - The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang (Nanking - non-fiction/history)
✅40. A book you'd consider a comfort read - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

✅41. A book that involves digging up the past The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
✅42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate - China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
✅43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
✅44. A haunting book - Delicates by Brenna Thummler (MC can see/talk to ghosts, secondary character is a ghost)

✅45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years - The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
47. A book relating to fire
✅48. A book with a character dealing with death - Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

✅49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
✅50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
✅51. A book published in 2025 - The Favorites by Layne Fargo
✅52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover - Black Sun by Edward Abbey

THE ANNIVERSARY LIST

Status: 6/10
Start Date: 01/01/2025
Finish Date:

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
📚2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" - Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
✅2018: An author's debut book - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
✅2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America by Joshua Frank (I mean, a lot of them, lol, but mostly uranium)
✅2020: A book with an emotion in the title - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
✅2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
✅2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books - The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
✅2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - The Power by Naomi Alderman
📖2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi

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